BY OKONKWO EZE
ONITSHA —The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday at Okpoko Layout in the suburban area of the commercial city of Onitsha, AnambraState, arrested a robbery suspect armed with a locally made pistol.

The suspect who was identified as Fredrick Edeh from EbonyiState but resides in Onitsha, according to the source, was alleged to have been terrorizing inhabitants of the Okpoko vicinity in Ogbaru Local Government Area.

Parading the suspect before newsmen, MASSOB Ogbaru Regional Director, Emmanuel Omenka, said he would be handed over to the police after arresting other members of his gang now at large.

Omenka confirmed that the illegal activities of the robber came to the limelight when he robbed occupants of 12, Starling Street Okpoko, at about 1.00 a.m. with three of his gang members.

Omenka also confirmed that hours after the robbery, Edeh was identified as one of those who robbed the occupants of the said building and was subsequently arrested by the MASSOB members in the area.

Also speaking, the MASSOB security officer in-charge of Ogbaru, Igwe Monday, said one live ammunition, locally made pistol, six telephone handsets and some money were recovered from him.

However, the suspect, Edeh , denied being one of those that robbed the occupants, adding that he only came to the building to collect a bag given to him by a friend.

Edeh insisted that he did not know that the recovered locally made pistol was concealed inside the bag given to him by the friend, stating that it may have been concealed by one Ogadi, an accomplice now at large